Absolute Location
Latin America is a large portion of the world that runs between 120 to 30 degrees West and 30 north to 60 degrees south.
The countries and the location
Mexico: 23 00 N, 102 00 W
Guatemala: 15 30 N, 90 15 W
El Salvador: 13 50 N, 88 55 W
Honduras: 15 00 N, 86 30 W
Nicaragua: 13 00 N, 85 00 W
Costa Rica: 10 00 N, 84 00 W
Panama: 9 00 N, 80 00 W
Cuba: 21 30 N, 80 00 W
Dominican Republic: 19 00 N, 70 40 W
Puerto Rico: 18 15 N, 66 30 W
Haiti: 19 00 N, 72 25 W
Colombia: 4 00 N, 72 00 W
Venezuela: 8 00 N, 66 00 W
Guyana: 5 00 N, 59 00 W
Suriname: 4 00 N, 56 00 W
French Guiana: 4 00 N, 53 00 W
Ecuador: 2 00 S, 77 30 W
Peru: 10 00 S, 76 00 W
Chile: 30 00 S, 71 00 W
Bolivia: 17 00 S, 65 00 W
Paraguay: 23 00 S, 58 00 W
Uruguay: 33 00 S, 56 00 W
Argentina: 34 00 S, 64 00 W
Relative Location
Latin America is found below North America. It is to the east of the Pacific Ocean and to the west of the South Atlantic Ocean. Part of Latin America is found west of the Gulf of Mexico as well.
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Absolute Location
Latin America is a large portion of the world that runs between 120 to 30 degrees West and 30 north to 60 degrees south.
The countries and the location
Mexico: 23 00 N, 102 00 W
Guatemala: 15 30 N, 90 15 W
El Salvador: 13 50 N, 88 55 W
Honduras: 15 00 N, 86 30 W
Nicaragua: 13 00 N, 85 00 W
Costa Rica: 10 00 N, 84 00 W
Panama: 9 00 N, 80 00 W
Cuba: 21 30 N, 80 00 W
Dominican Republic: 19 00 N, 70 40 W
Puerto Rico: 18 15 N, 66 30 W
Haiti: 19 00 N, 72 25 W
Colombia: 4 00 N, 72 00 W
Venezuela: 8 00 N, 66 00 W
Guyana: 5 00 N, 59 00 W
Suriname: 4 00 N, 56 00 W
French Guiana: 4 00 N, 53 00 W
Ecuador: 2 00 S, 77 30 W
Peru: 10 00 S, 76 00 W
Chile: 30 00 S, 71 00 W
Bolivia: 17 00 S, 65 00 W
Paraguay: 23 00 S, 58 00 W
Uruguay: 33 00 S, 56 00 W
Argentina: 34 00 S, 64 00 W
Relative Location
Latin America is found below North America. It is to the east of the Pacific Ocean and to the west of the South Atlantic Ocean. Part of Latin America is found west of the Gulf of Mexico as well.
Works Cited
Central Intelligence Agency. 4 Dec. 2007. Web. 2 Nov. 2009. <https://www.cia.gov/library/>.